Ebola quarantine policies may have unintended consequences -U.S. medical official

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. medical officer
warned on Sunday that there could be unintended consequences
from quarantine polices imposed by New Jersey, New York and
Illinois on travelers returning from Ebola-affected West Africa
who have had contact with the disease.

The new measures could deter healthcare workers from going
to West Africa to help fight the epidemic and the best way to
protect Americans is to stop Ebola in Africa, said Dr. Anthony
Fauci, director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases. He was speaking on CNN's "State of the
Union" program.
(Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Frances Kerry)